Saudi soldier killed in clashes with Yemen rebels: report

Riyadh: Issa Madkhali, a Saudi navy officer, was killed during clashes with Al Houthi rebels on the border, according to a report in Al Hayat.

The total number of Saudi soldiers killed has now  reached six, while four Saudi civilians have been killed according to media reports.

Madkhali was buried in Jizan region, on the border where he is form. Fighting has intensified between Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the past weeks.